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nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:59:55 -0800

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nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:40:26 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:04:59 -0700

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Ecosystem Exploration Down Under

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:35:01 -0700

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Allison Miller, teacher at Winton Hills Academy in Cincinnatti researched coral reef ecology and the conservation of marine systems on Australia's Great Barrier Reef with a team assembled by Miami University and the Cincinnati Zoo to integrate social studies/math into an ecosystems unit supporting Next Generation Science Standards.

Ecosystem Exploration Down Under

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:35:00 -0700

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Environmental Protection of Costa Rica/Urban Ohio

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:59 -0700

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Robert Hollifield, teacher at Cincinnati's Gilbert A. Dater High School, explored seven national parks, three private nature reserves, three active volcanoes, and one costal ecosystem in Costa Rica to introduce students to biodiversity outside their urban Ohio environment and ignite a passion for engaging in local activities promoting environmental awareness and protection.

Environmental Protection in Costa Rica/Urban Ohio

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:58 -0700

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Environmental Protection in Costa Rica/Urban Ohio

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:57 -0700

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Masterpieces of Motivation

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:57 -0700

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Rebecca Price, Diann Wagnon and Stacey Williams, teachers at Wright City Public Schools in Oklahoma researched across England how famous authors and artists overcame limitations and produced masterpieces to motivate students’ creation of their own artistic endeavors and pursuit of their dreams.

Masterpieces of Motivation

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:56 -0700

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"Hero's Journey" Through Europe

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:56 -0700

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Scott Martin, teacher at Oklahoma City's Heritage Hall, embarked on a literary “Hero’s Journey” through England and Europe to generate a deeper understanding of classroom texts and create a narrative writing curriculum that encourages students to see themselves as heroic characters of their own stories.

A Student in South Africa

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:56 -0700

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Amy Matthusen, teacher at Bronx Academy of Letters, enroledl in courses on South African literature at the University of Cape Town and also visit major historical sites comprising South Africa’s social, cultural and literary past, to create a unit on South Africa that promotes tolerance and challenges cultural assumptions.

The Iceman Cometh

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:56 -0700

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Kelly Houston, teacher at Brooklyn's School for Democracy and Leadership, visited the site of Otzi the Iceman’s death on the Tisenjoch Pass along the Italian-Austrian border and also explore related artifacts at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology’s Otzi exhibit in Bolzano, Italy, to create a Forensics mastery project about possibly the oldest victim of murder and increase students’ skills and interest in science.

The Iceman Cometh

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:55 -0700

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The Iceman Cometh

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:55 -0700

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Figuring Out Finland's Math Solutions

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:54 -0700

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Noah Heller and Mike Moshos, teachers at the New York Harbor School, utilized Finnish schools as a lab to research best practices for maximizing secondary math learning to align teaching with Common Core Standards and close the achievement gap without over-relying on high-stakes standardized tests.

Figuring Out Finland's Math Solution

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:53 -0700

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Sustainable Income in South Africa

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:53 -0700

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Sarah Glover, teacher at Lyons Community School in Brooklyn, interviewed individuals in South Africa's rural, coastal and urban areas to research art creation as a means of sustainable income and enhance an “Art as Memoir” unit, Global History curriculum and after-school jewelry club.

Observing "Sixteen" in Asia

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:52 -0700

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Christina Jenkins (pictured) and Francesca Fay, teachers at New York City's iSchool, documented "Life in a Day" throughout Laos, Thailand and Singapore to develop a picture of what life – particularly coming of age – looks like in rural, non-English speaking spaces and enhance a “Sixteen” ethnographic unit of study.

Observing "Sixteen" in Asia

nobody@flickr.com (Fund for Teachers) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:34:51 -0700

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Christina Jenkins and Francesca Fay (pictured), teachers at New York City's iSchool, documented "Life in a Day" throughout Laos, Thailand and Singapore to develop a picture of what life – particularly coming of age – looks like in rural, non-English speaking spaces and enhance a “Sixteen” ethnographic unit of study.